overrun

Definitions

1. 1past participle

   of Overrun

2. 2transitive verb

   To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass.

3. 3transitive verb

   To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.

4. 4transitive verb

   To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length.

5. 5transitive verb

   To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

6. 6transitive verb

   To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before.

7. 7transitive verb

   To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns.

10. 10noun

    too much production or more than expected

    Synonyms

    overproduction
11. 11verb

    run beyond or past

    "The plane overran the runway"

12. 12verb

    seize the position of and defeat

    "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"

13. 13verb

    invade in great numbers

    "the roaches infested our kitchen"

    Synonyms

    infest
14. 14verb

    flow or run over (a limit or brim)

    Synonyms

    overflow
15. 15verb

    occupy in large numbers or live on a host

    "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

    Synonyms

    infestinvade